Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-15

for the county farm.
Mrs. Sam Woodhouse, of Blooming
ION, is severely i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. John Wright, her daughter, was
summoned to Bloomington few days
ago, and she reports her mother in
very critical condition.
On Monday, the 18th Of December.
Mr. Marsh Barber was married in Crook
ston, Minnesota, to Miss Cora Fontaine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barber are now in st.
Paul where they will remain for some
days, going from there to California
for the winter.
John Brauchler was UP from Harr:-
son on Wednesday and gave us call,
renewing his subscription He says he
finds better market for his butter and
eggs in Lancaster than in Platteville
and so he is willing to take the extra
miles to do his trading here.
Mr.. j. II. C. Sneclode and DR.. Frank
| Cronin drove up to Lancaster Tuesday
afternoon. The latter rode the goat in
the Masonic lodge in the evening.
Squire Sneclode denies the statements
made that he was blown into atoms by
a dynamite bomb, or that he made any
undignified exit from the court room.
Frank Belz is reported to have got
ten together his own belongings, and
some of his fathers and skipped the
town" He, with two boys named
Keene, were captured in Dubuque
Wednesday by Bennett, where they
were about to board train, they hav-
ing previously purchased tickets for
Cherokee, Iowa.
A recent issue of Chicago paper
contained, among the amusement notes,
the announcement that one of the at
fractions at Kohl and Middleton's Dime
Museum that week Oast week. would
be the wonderful elastic skinned man,
Felix Wehrl." This may be remark
able coincidence, but fishermen on
Green who have stopped at Mother
Wehrle's and remember the peculiarities
of Felix's epidermis will have no doubt
that this popularity has been turned to
practical account, and that he is now
making q tour of the museums.
Superintendent Harper, together with
Prof, Showalter, of Cassville, and sever
al other teachers, went last week to De
Soto, to attend County and Interstate
Teachers Convention held in that place
The Iowa delegation failed to put in an
| appearance on account of the condition
of the river, but the convention was
successful nevertheless both in num-
bers and the amount of work accom-
plished. superintendent Harper took
in as usual, the entire situation, and
gave us very graphic description of
the country, the town, the people and
everything of interest that he saw dur
| ing his stay in De Soto, which would be
well worth reproducing, if we could re-
produce the picture as clearly as he
sketched it. One thing struck him as
particularly amusing. 1t seems that De
Soto lies so far to the north in Crawford
county as to be almost on the line between
Vernon and Crawford. During Mr..
Harper's stay he met man who said
that his house was exactly on the county
line and that he had discovered that the
line passed just through the middle of
his bed, so that lying on one side of his
bed he was Crawford Democrat and on
the other he was Vernon Republican.
His family were generally living in two
counties and he was if not "a man with
out country he was certainly man
without a county.
The HERALD is pleased to announce
to the music-loying public, that the
Madison Banjo and Guitar Club will
give Il concert here on the 28th of this
month. This club has made for itself
a very enviable reputation and the con-
cert is sure to give entire satisfaction.
The club is composed as follows: Di-
rector, Geo. c. Main, Banieaurine; w.
A. Opel, LIST Banjo; l.. NJ. Hanks, Pic
colo Banjo; L. S. Main, Six String
Banjo; A. G. Schmedeman, end Banjo;
B. D. Shear, Accomp'm't Banjo; I.
A. Polleys, j. F. Case, Eldon Cassidy,
FL. G. Calmar, Guitars. Since the banjo
attained its present eminence in polite
circles, the very best of musical talent
has been at work arranging music and
in fact doning everything possible to per-
feet the art These young men, up to
the spirit of the times. embraced this
new idea W It'll vim and have attained
a degree Of excellence which has car
rid their names to every town in the
state. The program rendered will con-
sist of overtures by the entire club,
sextettes, quartettes duettes and solos,
TO vary the program they have engaged
Mr. John Rowlands, of Racine, barton
and Miss Anna Gussman, of Madison,
contralto, to sing with them. The
whole presents program, artistic,
refined and in the highest degree
entertaining. 1t is to be hoped that the
public will encourage good thing by
turning out good house.
The Literary society had its meeting
Tuesday night at the residence of Mr..
Richard Meyer, Jr There were not
more than half the usual number pres
ent, owing to various causes Mr.. Pull
ford and Dr. Hassell, the leading dis
putants were both unable to come to
the meeting, Mr.. Pulford being de-
tanned by illness, and DIR. Hassell by
professional engagement. At first it
was suggested that the read
ing Of the essay be postponed
until the following week and it
was thought that an animated evening
might be spent in discussing the ques-
ton of the marking system, however,
it was finally determined to carry out
the usual programme, and Judge Glenn
entson and Mr. Bushnell were appointed
to lead the discussion. After the usual
miscellaneous business a paper on The
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